43 research outputs found
Probing the Low-x Structure of the Nucleus with the PHENIX Detector
One of the fundamental goals of the PHENIX experiment is to understand the
structure of cold nuclear matter, since this serves as the initial state for
heavy-ion collisions. Knowing the initial state is vital for interpreting
measurements from heavy-ion collisions. Moreover, the structure of the cold
nucleus by itself is interesting since it is a test-bed for our understanding
of QCD. In particular there is the possibility of novel QCD effects such as
gluon saturation at low-x in the nucleus. At RHIC we can probe the behavior of
gluons at low-x by measuring the pair cross-section of di-hadrons from di-jets
in d+Au collisions. Our results show a systematic decrease in the pair
cross-section as one goes to smaller impact parameters of the nucleus, and also
as one goes to lower Bjorken x. There is a possibility that these interesting
effects come from gluon recombination at low x in the Au nucleus.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, to be published in the Proceedings of the XX
International Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering, University of Bonn,
26-30th March 201
Kinesisk perspektiv pÄ ytringsfrihet og Internettkontroll : En analyse av kinesiske akademiske artikler
Denne oppgaven forsÞker Ä avklare hvorfor Kina har et annet perspektiv pÄ Internettkontroll enn de fleste vestlige land. Til tross for at mye av informasjonen pÄ Internett blir overvÄket, filtrert og sensurert av statlige organer, aksepterer de fleste kineserne myndighetenes kontrollerende tilstedevÊrelse pÄ Internett. NÄr vestlige land kritiserer den kinesiske Internettkontrollen uten at kineserne bryr seg i sÊrlig grad, ser jeg behov for Ä forstÄ bakgrunnen for denne aksepten.
UndersĂžkelsen jeg har utfĂžrt, er basert pĂ„ en dokumentanalyse av en rekke kinesiske akademiske artikler om ytringsfrihet pĂ„ Internett. Jeg har satt meg inn i akademikernes syn pĂ„ ytringsfrihet â hva de mener kjennetegner informasjon og kommunikasjon pĂ„ Internett â hvilke problemer de forbinder med Internett uten statlig regulering â og hvordan de mener disse problemene bĂžr hĂ„ndteres.
Det kinesiske synet pÄ ytringsfrihetens begrunnelser er svÊrt likt det vi i Norge kaller for sannhetsprinsippet, autonomiprinsippet og demokratiprinsippet. Likevel viser mange av akademikernes argumenter at ytringsfrihet pÄ Internett i mange tilfeller ikke tjener "sannhet, fri meningsdannelse og demokrati". Ytringsfrihet pÄ Internett forbindes med informasjonsmangfold, som ikke nÞdvendigvis er positivt. Deler av denne informasjonen kan svekke den ideologiske og politiske standarden hos det kinesiske folk, sÊrlig unge studenter som er i en kritisk fase med tanke pÄ Ä etablere et ideologisk og politisk sterkt fundament. Kinas kultur kan bli utvannet og den nasjonalistiske stolthetsfÞlelsen hos folket kan forsvinne. Derfor er det viktig at Kina ikke bare Äpner armene sine for Internetteknologien, men den mÄ ogsÄ tilpasses det kinesiske samfunnet. Tradisjonelt sett har myndighetene i Kina hatt en slags oppdragerrolle overfor folket sitt. Derfor er det Ä styrke og tilpasse det ideologiske og politiske oppdragelsesarbeidet et av de viktigste tiltakene i mÞtet med Internettalderen.
Selv om de funnene denne oppgaven har kommet frem til, ikke nÞdvendigvis kan brukes til Ä forsvare den kritikkverdige Internettkontrollen som eksisterer i Kina i dag, gir den et unikt innblikk i kinesernes perspektiv pÄ ytringsfrihet og Internettkontroll
Nonlinear force-free models for the solar corona I. Two active regions with very different structure
With the development of new instrumentation providing measurements of solar
photospheric vector magnetic fields, we need to develop our understanding of
the effects of current density on coronal magnetic field configurations. The
object is to understand the diverse and complex nature of coronal magnetic
fields in active regions using a nonlinear force-free model. From the observed
photospheric magnetic field we derive the photospheric current density for two
active regions: one is a decaying active region with strong currents (AR8151),
and the other is a newly emerged active region with weak currents (AR8210). We
compare the three-dimensional structure of the magnetic fields for both active
region when they are assumed to be either potential or nonlinear force-free.
The latter is computed using a Grad-Rubin vector-potential-like numerical
scheme. A quantitative comparison is performed in terms of the geometry, the
connectivity of field lines, the magnetic energy and the magnetic helicity
content. For the old decaying active region the connectivity and geometry of
the nonlinear force-free model include strong twist and strong shear and are
very different from the potential model. The twisted flux bundles store
magnetic energy and magnetic helicity high in the corona (about 50 Mm). The
newly emerged active region has a complex topology and the departure from a
potential field is small, but the excess magnetic energy is stored in the low
corona and is enough to trigger powerful flares.Comment: 11 pages, 11 figure
Production of Photons and Dileptons in the Glasma
We study the production of photons and dileptons during the pre-equilibrium
Glasma stage in heavy ion collisions and discuss the implications in light of
the PHENIX data. We find that the measured distributions of such
electromagnetic emissions, while having some features not well understood if
hypothesized to entirely arise from a thermalized Quark-Gluon Plasma, have some
qualitative features that might be described after including effects from a
thermalizing Glasma. The shape and centrality dependence of the transverse
momentum spectra of the so-called "thermal photons" are well described. The
mass and transverse momentum dependence of intermediate mass dileptons also
agree with our estimates. The low transverse momenta from which the excessive
dileptons (in low to intermediate mass region) arise is suggestive of emissions
from a Bose condensate. We also predict the centrality dependence of dilepton
production. Uncertainties in the current approach and improvements in the
future are discussed.Comment: 24 pages, 7 figures, new results and references added in v
Research data supporting the publication "A Groovy Laser Processing Route to Achieving High Power and Energy Lithium-ion Batteries"
Origin files containing experimenta data shown in the publication "A Groovy Laser Processing Route to Achieving High Power and Energy Lithium-ion Batteries